The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Zylon, This is a piece of trivia that has been bugging me for years also.. Back in the day of these type of recordings...ones that featured choruses for Roger Williams, Burt Bacharach, David Terry, Henry Mancini, etc. a contractor would hire a vocal group such as THe Johnny Mann Singers, or The Jimm...

Steve, Many composers write out what they call a "sketch"...a 4 staff unit that is pretty complete...with all of the brass parts, string parts, etc. all of the sections...written as globs of chords (in other words not like a full score from Beethoven, but a condensed score.) Rest assured t...

The key change you refer to is indeed brilliant. It is part of the general design of the song as I recall... This is one the things that makes Burt so brilliant...the key change is like a breath of fresh air.. In the clip you reference, I think I hear for a moment a major seventh or major ninth chor...

Regarding Burt playing the piano on recording sessions, I don't believe there was a time when he did or did not decide to play..basically, he had his piano men..(usually 2 at the same time) such as in "Walk On By"(Dionne-1964) this is a Spector concept, but it was well orchestrated by Burt...

Rein,
What a great story..thanks for posting it!

Also, bonjour to Vincent !

Steveo

A line from a Burt ditty from the Geico commercial...I'm wondering if Burt completed this tune....or if it is just fragmented....I'm sure the lyrics are probably incomplete..I'm wondering if he wrote a complete melody for it.

Steveo

Blue,
I think thats the strongest song in my mind on the album - "Ive Got My Mind Made Up"
Incredible!
Steveo

CC,

Burt used to close his show with that(All Kinds Of People)......in the early 70's -great number with euphonium solo in it (it's kind of like a low horn)
The curtains would slowly close over a long last chord of this song..with the harp glissandoing over it all. It was dynamic!

Steveo

Steve,
You are right about the hidden genius and subleties in a lot of Burt's

songs that didn't become"big".....

: )

Steveo

Wanna Say Happy Thanksgiving to MR. Burt Bacharach ! ! !

Steveo

BB4Life, You're welcome..rarely is one affecfted so much by music that one must investigate the source of it...such is the case with Burt... He is one of 3 composers who have affected me in a big way over my lifetime. Ironically another one is a man Burt recently wrote with, Brian Wilson, who was my...

awesome report BB ! TYvm

Lets see, Blue... You mentioned some tunes... Out of the ones you mentioned...I would like to hear: Loneliness Remembers, or as an alternative - Lifetime of Loneliness Something Big Pacific Coast Hghway (definite on that one) I've Got My Mind Made Up(was that with Paul Anka?-I think so. South Americ...

Steve,

That is a brilliant idea! I woulkd break my neck to go to a concert like that!

Steveo

no way will you hear that tune,"Odds and Ends" Matt, or "As Long As

There's an Apple Tree" or "Who Is Gonna Love Me", or any of the "B"

sides...

Best,

Steveo